Library of the German National Assembly 1848/49 (Reichsbibliothek)

Representatives of the German Book trade donated a reference library comprising 4,600 volumes to the National Assembly which convened at the Paulskirche in Frankfurt in 1848/49 and recommended to establish a Reichsbibliothek. In 1855, after the failure of the National Assembly this reference library was transferred to the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nürnberg. On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 1938 the Deutsche Bücherei Leipzig was presented with this collection.

The collection includes books in German on statecraft, economics and philosophy as well as bibliophile quality descriptive works about cities and countries. The original catalogue of the Reichsbibliothek has been preserved.

Use of the Collection is possible in the reading room of the Deutsches Buch- und Schriftmuseum.

Opening hours:
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. – 6. p.m.

Catalogue of the Reichsbibliothek (available only in German)